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March 4 Just after 12:00 p.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop on a bicyclist for failing to stop at the intersection of South Second Avenue and East Camino Real Avenue. A consensual search of his backpack revealed he was in possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. The 48-year-old male from Monrovia was issued a…

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Recently, the City of Arcadia released a Draft Historic Preservation Ordinance for public review and comment. The purpose of this Ordinance is to provide a framework to protect certain structures and resources that are important to the heritage or history of the City. Following its release, however, a number of questions were raised by the…

By Sandi Khine 10:00 a.m. local time 17 minutes, Across the nation, students ranging from elementary to high school participated in just one of over three thousand school walkouts to raise awareness for victims of gun violence—more specifically, those in minority and student communities. What took place on Wednesday is full of symbolism: Mar. 14…

17 Minutes to Remember the 17 Victims of the Massacre in Florida By Terry Miller For 17 minutes on March 14, students and their supporters across the country walked out of their schools, honoring the victims of the Parkland school shooting and calling for Congress to pass meaningful gun regulation. Unfortunately, some schools view this act…

how is negative campaigning affecting voters? By Galen Patterson Arcadia’s politicians have a history of clean campaigning. Politicians ran campaigns on their political stances and that used to be enough. “It’s been that way for as long as I can remember,” says Councilman Tom Beck. However, something changed in 2016. The struggle between former Mayor…

Two Arcadia High School students signed letters of intent Wednesday to become student-athletes in the Ivy Leagues. Darius Jing has been accepted to Yale University where he will continue his studies and also compete on the track team. Darius is a 4.0 student who has received all A’s throughout high school. In addition to his…

Feb 25 Just before 8:30 a.m., an officer noticed a vehicle stopped at a green light on Santa Anita Avenue near the 210 Freeway. The officer discovered the driver had fallen asleep. Further investigation revealed the driver was in possession of fraudulent credit cards and a credit card skimming device. The 29-year-old male from Arcadia…

By Terry Miller Now you see it, now you don’t. The badge, that is. The Arcadia Police badge, visible in a Bob Harbicht campaign photo was altered several times earlier last week after cries of political foul. From a visible badge to a thumb placed over the offending badge via photoshop to an invisible badge….

This year the City of Arcadia is partnering with the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce to host the 2018 Mayor’s Community Breakfast featuring the State of the City Address on Friday April 6, 2018 at 7:30 a.m. at the Arcadia Community Center. This new take on the City’s featured event gives Arcadians a fresh opportunity to…